tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4661166796814911221.post7593614216937315190..comments2023-11-05T06:50:16.544-06:00Comments on The Non-Review: Debating James Cameron (Part 1 of 2)TS Hendrikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12965357024150434808noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4661166796814911221.post-91689659140703993872012-06-20T15:01:28.448-05:002012-06-20T15:01:28.448-05:00This is great. It sounds like my brother and I bic...This is great. It sounds like my brother and I bickering about Avatar. He loves and I hate it. I gotta side with Sebastian, but TS makes some really, really good arguments.Maurice Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338165486757095191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4661166796814911221.post-20325792091802461132012-06-19T14:03:16.335-05:002012-06-19T14:03:16.335-05:00I gotta agree with TS. Cameron is just off his roc...I gotta agree with TS. Cameron is just off his rocker lately.<br /><br />I say his stuff in the 80's is superb. I mean I just did a whole post on how much I love the original Terminator. Cameron is a creative genius with his pioneering of special effects and 3D and what not, but that sometimes overshadows his actual storytelling/film making abilities.<br /><br />Terminator had no budget and ruled. Avatar cost more than some 3rd world countries are valued at and was horrible. End of rant.MRanthropehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16047550302113035054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4661166796814911221.post-69789873459676568512012-06-18T20:16:26.334-05:002012-06-18T20:16:26.334-05:00Wow! You guys are deep. I don't expect nearly ...Wow! You guys are deep. I don't expect nearly as much as either of you two, that's pretty clear. CGI or not, a movie has to have good dialogue for me to like it. I'm all about the dialogue. In normal movies that is. Avatar was more like Woodstock for me. It was a happening... It was so epic in what it did, that I don't even remember much dialogue. The same for Jurassic Park.<br />I don't know who won this debate...Pat Tilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4661166796814911221.post-67756102200176075242012-06-17T18:55:40.482-05:002012-06-17T18:55:40.482-05:00Extremes are always more fun. But yeah, TS and I o...Extremes are always more fun. But yeah, TS and I only get dogmatic about important things, like whether a wok is a pan or a pot. Not about things like Cameron.Sebastian Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04453735386715501539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4661166796814911221.post-87389056529375032032012-06-17T18:15:23.416-05:002012-06-17T18:15:23.416-05:00So do I. To me the debate is more about trying to ...So do I. To me the debate is more about trying to find the middle ground, as there are people who fervently hate Cameron, and those who worship him like a God. Neither Sebastian nor I fall into either of those categories. Though I do like playing to the extremes. hahaTS Hendrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12965357024150434808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4661166796814911221.post-64401128435118616212012-06-17T17:40:26.165-05:002012-06-17T17:40:26.165-05:00TS Hendrik's points are well argued, and I agr...TS Hendrik's points are well argued, and I agree with them for the most part. But despite that I still really like James Cameron films.GuanoLadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10003894743902155910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4661166796814911221.post-9986989158957353992012-06-17T17:05:22.690-05:002012-06-17T17:05:22.690-05:00Any time I feel like I'm going long winded it ...Any time I feel like I'm going long winded it seems like a good way to break off. haha.TS Hendrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12965357024150434808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4661166796814911221.post-35578151619405803052012-06-17T16:25:30.315-05:002012-06-17T16:25:30.315-05:00Can't disrespect TS when he ends with that lin...Can't disrespect TS when he ends with that line!<br />That said, if I want the best director for a well-told event film that will stick with me, I'm picking Cameron every time.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com